In Medieval Latin the word “medicamentum simplex” was a single herb used as a medicament while several herbs used together were called a “medicamentum compositum. “ From this Medieval abbeys gardens and later universities gardens where herbs were cultivated for study and medical use were called “Hortus Simplicium“, gardens of simple (medicaments).
May 22, 2009
A while ago I had the opportunity of visiting in Rome a true factory of perfumes of antiquity with its products: the factory of Pyrgos in the southern part of the island of Cyprus. The myth tells us about Venus, the goddess of beauty and love: when she arose from the foam of the sea, the [...]
April 1, 2009
With the rain and with the wind under the Benevento’s tree (ancient spell) If every nation has its own witches and devils, the story says from every angle of the world these wicked souls meet under the walnut of Benevento, an ancient city between the mountains of Sannio, in the heart of southern Italy. Romans called this [...]
January 8, 2009
The motion of the Sun and the Moon - in the zodiac and in the day causes the generation of all the bodies under the sky. The kind of generation is determined by the quality of stars: planets, starred images, comets generate all the alterations occurring in primeval qualities, hot and cold, and dry and wet. [...]
January 1, 2009
The legend says that Numa Pompilius, the successor of Romulus, in his reform of the Calendar added two months to the Roman calendar, and fixed the beginning of the year at the first day of the month dedicated to Janus, the God of the doors – janua in Latin, from yana (road) in Sanskrit. [...]
July 20, 2008
The formula of Teriaca derives directly from Galen. De Theriaca ad Pisonem was one of the most read and commented parts of Galen texts in the Renaissance. .Essendo dunque già nel corpo humano entrato il veneno…hanno stimato i medici rationali che, mettendovi dentro un altro veneno, facilmente si smoverebbe per andare a trovare il suo [...]
My name is Margherita Fiorello from Rome, Italy.
I graduated with a thesis on Renaissance villas in Papal Kingdom and I have been engaged in traditional astrology since ten years. Currently I'm studying astrology with Giancarlo Ufficiale, one of the founders of CieloeTerra- Prof. Giuseppe Bezza's traditional astrology group. I'm a member of CieloeTerra and a certified CIDA member. More about me in the bio.
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